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Elgin 14ct pocket watch

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  • 06-11-2009 9:14pm
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    Maisie
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭


    Is there anywhere in Dublin I can get a valuation and then sell this pocket watch? I have spent the last few hours on the net and although I am now a lot wiser about the history of Elgin watches , I have no idea what price category mine fits into. Its working perfectly but unfortunately, years ago when my son was little, he broke the hinge on the front cover.


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    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,112 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Pity about the hinge. It may be repairable though. Gold cases are rarer and go for more of course, sometimes just for the scrap value of the gold itself. A fair amount of gold case pocket watches got melted down in the great depression. They weren't as fashionable too, so it makes gold cased pocket watches even rarer.

    The movement inside can seriously up the value if it's a good un. There are a fair few American collectors out there for elgin stuff. As your own research has probably shown you, they made a lot of watches. From the everyday "cheap" ones all the way to very high quality movements indeed. If it has the gold case chances are it's not one of the low jewel cheap movements anyway. If it's one of the even higher quality movements then the value can really go up.

    Is the dial metal or is it a white(enamel) dial? Whats the condition there?

    Can you post a picture of it maybe? especially a picture of the movement.

    Value wise, ebay is a good bet to get a notion of the market outside Ireland and where you're likely to get more money on it IMHO. Here you could get one guy who would just look at the gold weight and little else.

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    Maisie
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭Maisie


    Thanks a million for your advice. I will be in Florida at the end of the month so now I am going down that route. E bay would not be for me......have never sold anything there and also do not have the correct terminology to advertise this watch. Will attach some pictures if I can...........


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    Maisie
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭Maisie


    And............


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    #5
    Maisie
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭Maisie


    And again..........
    Sorry, not very technical!


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    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,112 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Nice watch. Good quality and decorated movement. Not one of the cheapies anyway. Slightly unusual crown placement as usually the winding crown on a pocket watch is at 12.

    I think you're right about florida. Much bigger market too.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    old boy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭old boy


    advertise it in craigslist/florida before you go.


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